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title: SteamVR
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# SteamVR
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- [Quick start guide](/docs/steamvr/quick-start)
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The de facto standard for anything PCVR, SteamVR runs on Linux.
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Unfortunately the Linux version is riddled with bugs, missing features and bad performace, so in general it can be a subpar experience.
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You can use one of the alternatives listed in the [FOSS VR section](/docs/fossvr/).
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If you want to use a standalone headset with SteamVR you can check out [ALVR](/docs/steamvr/alvr/).
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## Room Setup
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The SteamVR room setup application is bug prone. It's possible to circumvent the room setup application using one of the following methods.
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### Quick Calibration
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Set the headset and controllers on the floor in the center of the playspace. Run the Quick Calibration utility under _Settings > Developer > Room and Tracking_. This will setup a standing play area for you to use.
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## Reprojection
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SteamVR is fully incapable of stutter-free reprojection currently, efforts are ongoing to raise attention fix this. The issue can only be mitigated by not dropping below 1/2 of your HMD's rated refresh value, once under there is no other means to prevent the vision slitting, stuttering, or lagging from occuring. We recommend in all cases the use of [Envision](/docs/fossvr/envision/) as a suitable replacement for this software stack...
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### Envision
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[Envision](/docs/fossvr/envision/) can run a quick calibration with the press of a button. This is convenient if you want to use [Monado](/docs/fossvr/monado/) instead of SteamVR, but the calibration will also work on plain SteamVR.
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### VRCMD
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For a (nearly) headless option to do the room setup. First, turn on the basestations and controllers. Put the headset and controllers in the center of your play space.
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Next, open two terminal windows with `/home/user/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64` as the working directory. In one window, run the following command. This command will start the SteamVR server and generate pose data.
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```bash
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd) ./vrcmd --pollposes
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```
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In the second terminal window, run the following command. This command will perform a similar function to the [Quick Calibration](#quick-calibration) method described above.
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```bash
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd) ./vrcmd --resetroomsetup
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```
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Use `Ctrl+C` in the first terminal window to stop the SteamVR server.
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